Motuau Island in Tahiti is an exposed reef break that has quite reliable surf. Summer offers the favoured conditions for surfing. Ideal winds are from the south. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the north. A reef breaks left. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Sometimes crowded. Beware of rocks and sharks.

Airports

The nearest passenger airport to Motuau Island is Temae (Moorea) Airport (MOZ) in French Polynesia, which is 31 km (19 miles) away (directly).

The second closest airport to Motuau Island is Huahine Airport (HUH), also in French Polynesia, 188 km (117 miles) away.

This is the Surf-Forecast page for Motuau Island, Tahiti. Use the tab navigation above to view Motuau Island sea temperature, Motuau Island photographs, Motuau Island detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Motuau Island webcams, current wind from Tahiti live weather stations and Motuau Island tide predictions. The French Polynesia swell maps link will open up the big picture showing French Polynesia and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from French Polynesia wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Motuau Island.